Community Partnerships

Having community involvement in the schools is a major deal. In Indianapolis schools the community puts on parent-focused workshops to help the parents learn about the schools and events going on in the community. Community workers also put on different events to get the students involved with activities. By putting on different events the students will have places to go and people to be involved with so they do not get in with the wrong crowd. I know in my township back home each year the commuity puts on an event with the schools in the township to raise money for the leukima foundation. This event brings in many people to run the race or just help with the event. The biggest part is that the students of the high school and middle school are a major part of putting the event together.

If there was a lack of partnership as an advocate of the community I could find ways to get involved. One way of doing this would be to go around to different businesses asking for the involvement with the schools in the community.

Family Conference

This past week we went through our family conferences and I feel that it went very well.  The night before I actually had my conference I was a little nervous.  As the conference was going on I feel that it was going very well.  I think I asked appropriate questions and had great feedback from the parent.  During the difficult conference I stayed calm and handled it the best way I could.  I feel that the conference overall went well and was a lot easier than I expected.  I feel more comfortable taking with parents even though this was just a fake situation.